How to get to L'Aquila: train, car, plane and bus
Complete guide to reaching L'Aquila by train, car, plane and bus. A24 motorway, railway station, Pescara and Rome airports, local transport in Abruzzo.
Travel guide to L'Aquila
Everything you need to visit L'Aquila: accommodation, itineraries, food and transport.
Practical guides
What to see in L'Aquila in 2 days: complete itinerary
Guide on what to see in L'Aquila in 2 days: from the Basilica of Collemaggio to the Spanish Fort, post-earthquake rebirth, Romanesque churches and Gran Sasso.
Where to stay in L'Aquila: best areas, accommodation and practical tips
Complete guide on where to stay in L'Aquila: from the historic centre reborn after the earthquake to Gran Sasso villages, B&Bs near the 99 spouts, alberghi diffusi and mountain refuges.
Where to eat in L'Aquila: arrosticini, saffron and Abruzzo flavors
Guide to L'Aquila's flavors: from arrosticini to Aquilano saffron, the best rebuilt center trattorias, osterias and tips for Abruzzo's strong and gentle cuisine.
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Articles about L'Aquila
Pescocostanzo: lace and baroque at 1,395 metres among the snowy beeches of the Majella
At 1,395 metres in the province of L'Aquila, Pescocostanzo is the baroque village you always forget to visit: in winter …
Scanno in January: the heart-shaped lake, the silence and the golden presentosa
In January Scanno empties of everything except the essentials: medieval streets, the scent of arrosticini and cold light…
Santo Stefano di Sessanio in winter: the Gran Sasso village beneath the snow
When white swallows the medieval stones of this Abruzzese village at 1,251 metres, Santo Stefano di Sessanio becomes som…
Gola del Furlo, where the Apennines open like a Roman wound
The Gola del Furlo is a geological gash in the Marche Apennines crossed by a tunnel hewn by the Romans. Nature and histo…
New Year's Eve Off the Beaten Path — Borghi Where You Can Toast in Peace
Skip the packed piazzas and overpriced dinners. These Italian borghi offer an intimate, authentic New Year's Eve by the …
Castelmezzano and Pietrapertosa: The Lucanian Dolomites Between the Angel's Flight and Secret Trails
Two borghi nestled among sandstone pinnacles in the Lucanian Dolomites offer vertiginous panoramas, the famous Angel's F…
Vigoleno: The Castle-Borgo Suspended Above the Hills of Piacenza
Vigoleno is a perfectly preserved medieval borgo in the Piacenza hills: intact walls, a panoramic keep and a DOC vin san…
The Cammino dei Briganti: A Wild Loop Between Abruzzo and Lazio
A 100 km circular route through the Monti della Laga and Cicolano, crossing abandoned borghi and beech forests where pos…
The Lago della Duchessa loop in the Monti della Duchessa
Lago della Duchessa is a small glacial lake hidden among the limestone ridges on the border between Lazio and Abruzzo, i…
The Sentiero del Centenario on the Gran Sasso
On the Gran Sasso d'Italia, in the province of L'Aquila, the Sentiero del Centenario is an airy, exposed ridge traverse …
The Tratturo Magno from L'Aquila to the Gates of the Tavoliere
The great drove road of the transhumance that crosses Abruzzo, Molise and Apulia: a grassy highway more than a hundred m…
The Sentiero della Libertà from Sulmona to Casoli
A historic trek in the heart of the Abruzzo Maiella, along the escape route of the Allied prisoners of 1943. Outside the…